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Mug lev (מוג לב) means coward in Hebrew.

It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מוּג לֵב
mug lev
adjective
In English

coward

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Mug lev.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מליצהמי שנבהל בקלות.
    לְמַעַן לָמוּג לֵב, וְהַרְבֵּה הַמִּכְשֹׁלִים – עַל כָּל־שַׁעֲרֵיהֶם, נָתַתִּי אִבְחַת־חָרֶב; אָח עֲשׂוּיָה לְבָרָק, מְעֻטָּה לְטָבַח.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Mug lev is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
מוּג לֵב
Written without vowel points
מוג לב
Said
mug lev
Root
מ־ו־ג
Plural
מוּגֵי־לֵב
Feminine form
מוּגַת־לֵב
Inflections
נ' מוּגַת־לֵב; ר' מוּגֵי־לֵב
Gematria
81

This is how Mug lev is said in other languages.

English
coward
Arabic
جبان
French
couard
Spanish
cobarde
German
Feigling, Angsthase, Schisser, Schisserin

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These words mean the opposite of Mug lev.

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What does Mug lev (⁨מוג לב⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mug lev (⁨מוג לב⁩) means coward. It is said mug lev.

What is a synonym for Mug lev (⁨מוג לב⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Mug lev (⁨מוג לב⁩) are ⁨פחדן⁩.

What is the opposite of Mug lev (⁨מוג לב⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Mug lev (⁨מוג לב⁩) are ⁨אמיץ⁩, ⁨גיבור⁩, ⁨עשוי לבלי חת⁩, and ⁨אמיץ לב⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מוג לב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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